| International Handbook on Abortion Contributor(s): Sachdev, Paul (Editor), Sachdev, Paul (Other) |
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ISBN: 0313234639 ISBN-13: 9780313234637 Publisher: Greenwood OUR PRICE: $82.17 Product Type: Hardcover Published: June 1988 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Abortion & Birth Control - Health & Fitness | Women's Health - General - Social Science | Women's Studies |
| Dewey: 363.46 |
| LCCN: 87011994 |
| Physical Information: 1.19" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (2.03 lbs) 532 pages |
| Themes: - Sex & Gender - Feminine - Topical - Health & Fitness |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This handbook discusses 33 nations in terms of abortion's legal status, development of the policy, availability of contraception and abortion services, abortion rates, fertility trends, and the demographic/socioeconomic profiles of affected women. The amount of data consolidated in one volume is prodigious, providing information not readily available in any other single source. . . . In terms of policies and data, the book is excellent. Library Journal This unique work assembles in a single volume data from several continents on the general pattern of legal activity pertaining to abortion, as well as service delivery, the incidence of abortion, and the profile of aborting women. Each of the thirty-three essays in the Handbook surveys in depth the historical development of abortion policy; the role of the medical profession, news media, religious and women's organizations, and other groups in legislative enactments; and demographic data concerning women who seek abortions. Also dealt with are the relation between abortion, fertility behavior, and family planning policy and programs; the incidence of, complications from, and morbidity as a result of illegal abortions; and abortion research. |